[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Highland
Falls 7-11-2002 by L.L. No. 2-2002. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peace and good order — See Ch. 152.
A.
The state General Municipal Law § 209-m authorizes
local governments, upon request, to provide police assistance to other local
governments in time of emergency or civil disturbance. The statute provides
that, in villages, the Mayor, whenever he deems that the public interest requires
it, may request the chief executive officer of any other local government
to detail, assign and make available for duty and use in the Village any part
of the forces, equipment and supplies of the police department, police force
or parkway police force of that other local government. The statute also authorizes
the Mayor to grant a request by another local government for the use of Village
police forces, equipment and supplies within that other local government.
The statute provides that a local government may, by local law, delegate to
the Chief of Police, as defined, the powers granted to the Mayor to request
and grant police assistance.
B.
The purpose of this chapter is to delegate those powers
to the Village Chief of Police.
The Chief of Police of the Village of Highland Falls is hereby delegated
the power to request and grant police assistance, in accordance with § 209-m
of the state General Municipal Law, whenever he deems that the public interest
requires it, and he may detail, assign and make available for duty and use
in a local government which makes a request for assistance any part of the
forces, equipment and supplies of the Village of Highland Falls Police Department.
The Chief of Police shall attempt to consult with the Mayor prior to requesting
or granting such police assistance. The term "Chief of Police" shall mean
the Village Chief of Police and shall include any Village of Highland Falls
police officer in command of the Police Department during the absence, illness
or disability of the Chief of Police or who is authorized to exercise the
powers of the Chief of Police in emergency situations.
